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NC Commissioner Troxler: Wrapping up 2024 and Looking Ahead

NC Commissioner Troxler: Wrapping up 2024 and Looking Ahead

Mike DavisDec 31, 2024

As 2024 comes to a close, we celebrate a record year for the Farm to School program thanks to a…

The world population will be 8.09 billion on New Year’s Day after a 71 million increase in 2024

The world population will be 8.09 billion on New Year’s Day after a 71 million increase in 2024

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press The world population increased by more than 71 million people in 2024 and will be…

Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, has died at 100

Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, has died at 100

By BILL BARROW and ALEX SANZ Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the…

2024: The Year That Was in Weather

2024: The Year That Was in Weather

Mike DavisDec 27, 2024

As you take this big picture, look back at 2024, Corey, how would you define this? “Mike, you know, we…

NC Commissioner Troxler: Come Be Social with NCDA&CS!

NC Commissioner Troxler: Come Be Social with NCDA&CS!

Mike DavisDec 24, 2024

Interest in the department’s social media accounts continue to grow as our Facebook followers grow to nearly 50,000 plus over…

SC Commissioner Weathers: Christmas 2024

SC Commissioner Weathers: Christmas 2024

Mike DavisDec 24, 2024

Christmas is tomorrow, and we are fortunate to have Commissioner Hugh Weathers here to talk with us about this season.…

Here’s a look at the $100 billion in disaster relief in the government spending bill

Here’s a look at the $100 billion in disaster relief in the government spending bill

By REBECCA SANTANA and TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is allocating more than $100 billion in emergency…

Farmers are still reeling months after Hurricane Helene ravaged crops across the South

Farmers are still reeling months after Hurricane Helene ravaged crops across the South

By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press LYONS, Ga. (AP) — Twisted equipment and snapped tree limbs still litter Chris Hopkins’ Georgia…

Government funding bill clears Congress and heads to President Biden, averting a shutdown

Government funding bill clears Congress and heads to President Biden, averting a shutdown

By LISA MASCARO, FARNOUSH AMIRI and MATT BROWN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through…